My single girlfriends who are big wine enthusiasts often ask, âWhat type of wine should I order to signal my âsophisticationâ yet avoid âsnobberyââ on the first or second date? Gals, as is almost universally the case, I am a big believer in that being yourself - and that means signaling you have no wine knowledge if that is the case and asking your date or the sommelier for advice on what to taste - or being honest that you have a fair amount of wine knowledge after spending two summers in France - is the way to go. If you are feeling sensitive to the price of that first glass, the beauty of sparkling wine is that you can likely order a glass of Prosecco or Cava that wonât break the bank, or, if he orders an 18 year old Scotch, you can follow suit with a true French Champagne and be in great company. Sparkling wine âawakensâ your palate, which means if the date morphs into dinner youâll be perfectly poised to transition into white or red wine. If you plan to cook fish, you might transition into a California chardonnay or white burgundy (chardonnay from burgundy) with dinner; these are both âfool proofâ white wine grape varietals, meaning if your date likes white wine, she should at least really enjoy one of these whites if not both. Then again, for those of us who occasionally like to overindulge, I think the safest bet is a glass each of sparkling wine to start the evening, then diving into the âdinnerâ bottle - with a back-up bottle in case you are just having too much fun learning about her fascinating trip to Antarctica and need to transition from the dinner table to the fireplace, wine glasses in tow. read more
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